CNE

it was a 'kids free' day so we headed to the CNE for our usual indulgence with auntie adele...
here's what we sampled:
chicken waffle on a stick - coated with hot sauce, maple syrup, and icing sugar, this was quite the plunge for the first sample of the day. the sweet and hot went surprisingly well together but the chicken was dark and sub-par
fried rice puddling balls with custard dipping sauce - they smelled like fresh, warm donuts and tasted good even to someone who doesn't care for rice pudding (me!). pepper's favorite
poutine - not an especially adventurous thing to 'try', it was the first time the kids had true cheese curds. my complaint is that curds don't truly melt the way cheese will, but that didn't stop anyone from globbling them down. bosco's choice.
S & M burger - love the play on words as this is really a spaghetti and meatballs burger. took a long time to make (turns out it's actually the only thing freshly made from scratch at the CNE) i was too timid to try it as rob opted for the 'kinky' version, ie: hot
fried cheesecake - weird to eat something that is meant to be cold. dipped in chocolate, it was more like a solid ice cream. fine enough, but i won't have it again.
chocolate brownie milkshake - surprisingly light and delicate flavour for something that says cheesecake in it. my fave of the day.
bacon wrapped grilled cheese - i expected the bacon to disappoint me with it's chewiness but it wasn't that bad...it was crammed with cheese though, which spilled out everywhere. this place that the longest lines, hands down.
onion blossom - they looked really good, but for me, the onion wasn't soft enough. it was the only item we sampled that we didn't finish